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Sand point, alaska

F/V Sea Dancer; Sand Point, Alaska · NOAAORR-8127

issued
2009-10-14 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-10-28 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-10-28 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
55.365, -160.521
vessel
F/V SEA DANCER
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Sea Dancer; Sand Point, Alaska.
Sand Point, Alaska.
1. Sector Anchorage notified the Alaskan NOAA SSC that the 42' FV Sea Dancer had grounded at 0400 on Oct. 14, and was taking on water near Sand Point, Alaska, on the south side of the Alaskan peninsula. The skipper was requesting assistance from Sand Point and related that 150 gal of diesel was on board. The Coast Guard requested weather information from NOAA. Later that day, assistance arrived from Sand Point, and the Sea Dancer is now safe and on the blocks for repairs at Sand Point. No oil was released into the water. Case closed.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 150 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 55.365N 160.521W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8127: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8127

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